Providence has agreed to sell Queen of the Valley Medical Center to NorthBay Health; NorthBay is pledging job protections while the sale undergoes state review.

Intel has inked a multiyear Google Cloud deal and joined Musk’s Terafab, betting on custom silicon and manufacturing to power the next phase of AI infrastructure.

A new federal law narrows who can get Medicare, and Oakland seniors who paid into the system now risk being disenrolled. Local residents and clinics brace for the fallout.

A new bill would formalize and fund organized sports in California prisons, using San Quentin's teams and outside partnerships as a possible statewide model.

Tai Er has quietly soft‑opened a second Bay Area restaurant at Westfield Valley Fair in Santa Clara, bringing its famous suan cai yu to the mall and a pair of Valley Fair‑exclusive dishes.

A CDFW genomic study traces Central Valley nutria to central Oregon and suggests a likely reintroduction. Thousands have been removed but eradication remains costly.

A major Carl’s Jr. franchisee in California filed Chapter 11, putting about 65 restaurants into a court-supervised restructuring and raising questions about closures and leases.

A new high-resolution map shows where groundwater sits and how much remains — enormous national totals alongside deep local depletion in California.

Antioch police told residents near Catanzaro Way to shelter in place while officers handled an active incident. Officials said updates will be posted on their Facebook page.

A Washington, D.C., resident was arrested after a multi‑office FBI probe into online child exploitation. Court documents say the complaint accuses him of coercing minors via Discord.

A Napa nonprofit's internship pipeline helped build a prototype Virtual Neurologist AR headset that organizers say could speed stroke diagnosis and is heading toward ambulance pilots.

DOL’s Project Firewall coincides with a roughly 48% jump in H‑1B investigations, turning single‑employee complaints into wider audits as wage and rule changes pile up. Employers face tougher site visits and a tighter compliance window.

AB 1884 would let districts add nicotine testing for student-athletes; supporters call it a health step, critics warn about biased enforcement.